4.1.3 Specify certificate file

4.1.4 Complete

5 Export SSL as pfx format

After the certificate was completed in the CA server, you can export the certificate as a PFX format file.

5.1 Specify Certificate installed file

Select the certificate which has been completed in the CA server.

5.2 Export SSL

Click the ‘Export’ right hand of the panel opening the export certificate window. Specify a path to save the PFX file. Type a password to export the PFX file.

5.3 Complete Export process

Click ‘OK’ to complete the export for the certificate.

6 Import SSL from the pfx file

The certificate can be import to any type of plan like Shared plan, VPS plan, and dedicated server. Whatever it is, there must be a dedicated IP need to be provided with the certificated installation. The procedure of the certificate import will be showed in a shared server for an example.

6.1 Open import window

Connect with Remote Desktop Connection to the shared server which is hosting the website to be installed with the certificate. Copy the PFX file into the shared server. Go to the IIS ‘Server Certificates’ option.

6.2 Import with password

Click ‘import’ right hand of the panel, opening the import certificate window.

Specify the certificate file as the file which was exported from the CA server before. The password is the one which was typed when the certificated was exported. Click ‘OK’ to complete the certificate import process.

7 Add the SSL binding to a Website

After the certificate was imported to the target server, you will need to add a binding to the website which apply the certificate.

7.1 Open site binding window

Pitch on the website, clicking ‘bindings’ right hand of the panel, opening the ‘site bindings’ window.

7.2 Add SSL binding

Click ‘Add’, add the binding as following:

Type: https.

IP address: the dedicated IP assigned to the site.

Port: 443.

SSL Certificate: the one was imported before.

8 Test it out

Open the browser address bar, typing the https:// prefix of the web site, make sure the DNS record for the domain is correct. If there is a green bar, it proves that it was installed properly.